Clothes-draining attachment for washboilers.



A. SGARLATA. CLOTHES DBAINING ATTACHMENT FOR WASHBOILERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1913.

1,090,756, v Patented Mar. 17,1914.

wumoz fissmzia farhm ASSUNTA SGAR-LATA, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

GLOTHES-DRAINING ATTACHMENT FOR WASHBOILERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 9, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914. Serial No. 788,858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, AssUNTA SGARLATA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and' useful Improvements inClothes-Draining Attachments for Washboilers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention is an improved draining attachment for wash boilers, tobe hung in one end of a wash boiler and to be used for supportingclothes after they have been taken out of the suds and to drain and coolthem preparatory to rinsing, the invention consisting in theconstruction, combination and'arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved device of thischaracter which is extremely cheap and simple, which may be readilyplaced in a wash boiler for use or removed therefrom and the parts ofwhich may be readily disassembled to enable the same to be arranged in asmall space, as for shipment or storage.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a plan of a drainingattachment for wash boilers constructed in accordance with my invention,showing the same arranged in one end of a wash boiler. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view of the same.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a shelf 1 which may be madeof sheet metal or any other suitable material and is substantiallysemi-circular in shape and of a size adapting it to be placed in one endof a wash boiler. This shelf is foraminous and is here shown as providedwith openings 2 to permit suds to drain from clothes or other articlesplaced on the shelf after having been taken out from the boiler. Theshelf is provided at its front corners and at intermediate portions withdownturned lugs 34. The outer end of the shelf is doubled and bentaround a reinforcing wire 5. The ends of the wire project beyond thesides of the shelf and are screw-threaded as at 6.

In connection with the shelf, I provide a wall or hanging member 7 whichis also preferably made of sheet metal and the lower portion of which isdoubled and inturned upwardly to form a flange 8. The said wall isprovided at points between the hooks 9 with upwardly extending lugs 10each of which has a handle loop 11 on the outer side thereof tofacilitate the lifting and moving of the attachment. The downturned lu's of the shelf are inserted between the wall I and its inwardly andupwardly extended flange 8 so that the said shelf is connected to andsupported by the wall and the projecting ends of the wire 5 are passedthrough openings near the front sides of the wall and at points oppositethe lugs 3 and provided with nuts 12 which bear on the outer sides ofthe wall 7 and coact with the wire to firmly clamp the shelf to the walland yet permit the shelf to be readily detached from the wall to enablethe device to be compactly disposed, this being especially advantageouswhere numbers of the attachments are to be packed for transportation orstorage.

In the use of my improved draining attachment, when the same has beenarranged in one end of a wash boiler and suspended from the top of thewall thereof, clothes after they have been boiled sufliciently in thesuds are lifted from the suds in the boiler and placed on the shelf 1and permitted to remain there long enough to be drained and cooled, thesuds which drain from the clothes thus placed on the shelf passingthrough the openings 2 and back into the boiler and thus being preventedfrom being wasted and rendering it unnecessary to resupply the boilerwith soap and water during an ordinary wash. After the clothes have beenthus drained and cooled they may be readily and comfortably taken fromthe shelf and put in a tub for rinsing.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that changes may be made in theform, proportion and construction of the several parts, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of theappended claims.

My improved draining attachment may be made of any suitable size and maybe made stamped out in a single piece and may be constructed of wire, orgranite wire as well as sheet metal.

I claim 1. A drainer of the class described comprising a shelf havingdownturned lugs and of a size and shape adapted to fit in one end of awash boiler, and a wall extendin around the sides and one end of theshelf and provided at its lower side with an inturned upwardly extendingflange over which the lugs of the shelf are engaged, the said wall beingalso provided with supporting hooks to engage over the Wall of a boilerand hang the drainer therein.

2. A drainer of the class described comprising a shelf having downturnedlugs and of a size and shape adapted to fit in one end of a wash boiler,and a wall extending around the sides and one end of the shelf andprovided at its lower side with an inturned upwardly extending flangeover which the lugs of the shelf are engaged, the said wall being alsoprovided with supportvided with nuts engaging the outer sides of thewall.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ASSUNTA SGARLATA.

Witnesses:

R0131. B. DoMoeALLA, CHRISTINA BUSOAGLIA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patent.

Washington, D. C. I

